How toxic is lithium-ion battery smoke?
How toxic is lithium-ion battery smoke? Lithium-ion batteries can produce dozens of dangerous gases when overheated, according to a new study from the Institute of NBC Defence and Tsinghua University in China. The gases, which are potentially fatal, can cause strong irritation to the skin, eyes and nasal passages, and harm the wider environment. What do you do if you smoke a lithium battery? Get away: "The best thing to do is to stand back and let the device burn or smoke -- you cannot stop it once it begins," Jeff Dahn, a professor of physics and atmospheric science at...